Dry gluten-free corn pasta vs Plain couscous, cooked

Dry gluten-free corn pastaPlain couscous, cooked
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

One serving each: 375 calories in dry gluten-free corn pasta (1 cup, 105 g), 178 calories in plain couscous, cooked (1 cup, cooked, 160 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in dry gluten-free corn pasta: fiber (5.2×), magnesium (9.8×), phosphorus (7.5×), carbohydrates (2.3×) and 6 more. More in plain couscous, cooked: selenium (5.3×) and sodium. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Dry gluten-free corn pasta375 cal

1 cup (105 g) · 7.8 g protein · 83.2 g carbs · 2.2 g fat

Plain couscous, cooked178 cal

1 cup, cooked (160 g) · 6 g protein · 37 g carbs (0.16 g sugars) · 0.26 g fat

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Where they differ

Bar length is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in one serving of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%50%100%
  • Selenium8.3 µg · 43.8 µg
    15%80%
  • Fiber11.6 g · 2.2 g
    41%8%
  • Magnesium125 mg · 12.8 mg
    30%3%
  • Phosphorus266 mg · 35.2 mg
    21%3%
  • Carbohydrates83.2 g · 37 g
    30%13%
  • Copper0.21 mg · 0.066 mg
    24%7%
  • Zinc1.9 mg · 0.42 mg
    17%4%
  • Sodiumlimit3.1 mg · 302 mg
    <1%13%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.24 mg · 0.1 mg
    20%8%
  • Vitamin B60.22 mg · 0.082 mg
    13%5%
  • Niacin (B3)2.6 mg · 1.6 mg
    16%10%
  • Potassium309 mg · 92.8 mg
    7%2%

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.

  • Protein7.8 g · 6 g16%·12%
  • Total fat2.2 g · 0.26 g3%·<1%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.3 g · 0.046 g2%·<1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Calcium4.2 mg · 12.8 mg<1%·1%
  • Iron0.98 mg · 0.61 mg5%·3%
  • Vitamin A9.4 µg · 0 µg1%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.091 mg · 0.043 mg7%·3%
  • Folate26.3 µg · 24 µg7%·6%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: manganese, vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K, pantothenic acid (B5), choline.

From USDA FoodData Central: Dry gluten-free corn pasta (SR Legacy 168899), Plain couscous, cooked (Survey (FNDDS) 2708441). Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older. Missing values are never shown as zero. For exploring the data, not dietary advice.

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